Uriah Heep discography | |
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Studio albums | 25 |
Live albums | 20 |
Compilation albums | 41 |
Video albums | 18 |
Singles | 33 UK: 27 |
Over the years, the British hard rock band Uriah Heep has released 25 studio albums (of original material), 20 live albums, 41 compilation albums, 27 UK singles (33 worldwide) and 17 videos. The band's best selling album is Sweet Freedom , which was released in 1973 and its worldwide sales are more than 6 million copies. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always featured massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and (in the early years) David Byron's operatic vocals. [1] [2] Twelve of the band's albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart ( Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975) [3] while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (No. 23, 1972). [4] In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit. [5] [6] With Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep became one of the top heavy metal and hard rock bands of the 1970s.
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
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UK [7] | AUS [8] [9] | CAN [10] | GER [11] | AUT [12] | SWI [13] | NOR [14] | SWE [15] [16] | US [17] | FIN [18] | JPN [19] | |||
1970 | ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble (titled Uriah Heep in the U.S.)
| — | 15 | 84 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 186 | 14 | 41 | |
1971 | Salisbury
| — | 19 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 3 | 47 | |
Look at Yourself
| 39 | 16 | — | 11 | — | — | 14 | — | 93 | 1 | 5 | ||
1972 | Demons and Wizards
| 20 | 14 | 22 | 5 | — | 89 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 28 | |
The Magician's Birthday
| 28 | 6 | 22 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 43 | ||
1973 | Sweet Freedom
| 18 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 45 | |
1974 | Wonderworld
| 23 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 38 | 5 | 76 |
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1975 | Return to Fantasy
| 7 | 22 | 83 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 85 | 8 | 74 |
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1976 | High and Mighty
| 55 | 66 | — | 48 | — | — | 4 | 21 | 161 | 27 | — | |
1977 | Firefly
| — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 6 | 35 | 166 | 21 | — | |
Innocent Victim
| — | 44 | — | 15 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||
1978 | Fallen Angel
| — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 10 | — | 186 | — | — | |
1980 | Conquest
| 37 | — | — | 33 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
1982 | Abominog
| 34 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 30 | — | 56 | — | — | |
1983 | Head First
| 46 | — | — | 56 | — | — | 19 | — | 159 | — | — | |
1985 | Equator
| 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1989 | Raging Silence
| — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1991 | Different World
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1995 | Sea of Light
| — | — | — | 87 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1998 | Sonic Origami
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2008 | Wake the Sleeper
| — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 55 | — | — | — | |
2011 | Into the Wild
| — | — | — | 32 | 58 | 42 | — | 29 | — | 31 | — | |
2014 | Outsider
| — | — | — | 32 | 56 | 17 | — | — | — | 28 | — | |
2018 | Living the Dream
| 57 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 5 | 28 | — | — | 28 [27] | — | |
2023 | Chaos & Colour
| 73 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 5 | 40 [28] | 60 [29] | — | 16 [30] | — |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
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UK [7] | AUS [8] | AUT [12] | FIN [18] | GER [11] | JPN [19] | NOR [14] | SWE [16] [31] | US [17] | |||
1973 | Uriah Heep Live
| 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 37 | |
1986 | Live in Europe 1979
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Live at Shepperton '74
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1988 | Live in Moscow 1987
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1996 | Spellbinder Live 1994
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1997 | King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Uriah Heep in concert 1974
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2000 | Future Echoes of the Past
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2001 | Acoustically Driven
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Electrically Driven, live 2001
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2002 | The Magician's Birthday Party
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2003 | Live in the USA
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2004 | Magic Night
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2010 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 1: Live at Sweden Rock Festival 2009
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2010 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 2: Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010
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2010 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Live in Kawazaki, Japan 2010
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2011 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live in Brisbane, Australia 2011
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2011 | Live in Armenia
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2012 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live in Athens, Greece 2011
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2013 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Live at the Rock of Ages Festival 2008
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2015 | Live at Koko – London 2014
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Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
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AUT [33] | FIN [18] | GER [11] | NOR [34] | SWE [35] | US [17] | |||
1976 | The Best of Uriah Heep | 8 | — | — | — | 47 | 145 |
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1985 | Anthology
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1986 | Anthology Volume One
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1988 | Collection
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1989 | The Collection
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Ironstrike: 14 Rock Hard Hits
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Milestones
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1990 | Still 'eavy Still Proud
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Two Decades in Rock
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1991 | Echoes in the Dark
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Rarities from the Bronze Age
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1993 | The Lansdowne Tapes
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1994 | Lady in Black
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1996 | A Time of Revelation (4-CD box set)
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The Best of ... Part 1
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1997 | The Best of ... Part 2
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1998 | Classic: An Anthology
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2000 | Easy Livin'
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Travellers in Time
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2001 | Blood on Stone
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Empty the Vaults: The Rarities
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Come Away Melinda: The Ballads
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Remasters: The Official Anthology
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep
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2002 | The Very Best of Uriah Heep
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Between Two Worlds
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2003 | The Very Best of Uriah Heep
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The Ultimate Collection
| — | 11 | — | 14 | — | — | ||
2004 | Revelations
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Rainbow Demon: Live & in the Studio 1994–1998
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2005 | Chapter & Verse
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2006 | The Very Best of Uriah Heep
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Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's
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2007 | Loud Proud & Heavy: The Best of Uriah Heep
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2009 | Celebration – Forty Years of Rock
| — | — | 99 | — | — | — | |
2009 | The Definite Spitfire Collection
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2010 | On the Rebound; A Very 'eavy 40th Anniversary Collection
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The Uriah Heep Collection
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2011 | Wizards: The Best Of
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2012 | Logical Revelations
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2015 | Totally Driven
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Year | Title | Peak chart position | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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UK | US | GER | NZ | NOR | AUS | FIN | CAN | SWI | DEN | NL | |||||||
1970 | "Gypsy" | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble | ||||
"Wake Up (Set Your Sights)" [upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1971 | "Lady in Black" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 6 | — | — | Salisbury | ||||
"High Priestess" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Look at Yourself" | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | Look at Yourself | |||||
1972 | "The Wizard" | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 8 | — | — | Demons and Wizards | ||||
"July Morning" [upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look at Yourself | |||||
"Easy Livin'" | — | 39 | 15 | — | — | 75 | 15 | 25 | — | 9 | 5 | Demons and Wizards | |||||
"Spider Woman" | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Magician's Birthday | |||||
1973 | "Sweet Lorraine" | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"July Morning" (Live) [upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Uriah Heep Live | |||||
"Love Machine" (Live) [upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Stealin'" | — | 91 | 40 | 1 | 9 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — |
| Sweet Freedom | ||||
"Dreamer" [upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Seven Stars" [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1974 | "Something or Nothing" | — | — | 45 | — | 6 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Wonderworld | ||||
1975 | "Prima Donna" | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | Return to Fantasy | ||||
"Return to Fantasy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||||||
1976 | "One Way or Another" [upper-alpha 4] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High and Mighty | ||||
"Make a Little Love" [upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1977 | "Wise Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Firefly | ||||
"Sympathy" | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | ||||||
"Free Me" | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 18 | — | — | 8 | — | — | Innocent Victim | |||||
1978 | "Love or Nothing" | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fallen Angel | ||||
"Come Back to Me" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1979 | "One More Night" [upper-alpha 6] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1980 | "Carry On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Conquest | ||||
"Feelings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Love Stealer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
1981 | "Think It Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1982 | "On the Rebound" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Abominog | ||||
"That's the Way That It Is" | — | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1983 | "Lonely Nights" | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Head First | ||||
"Stay on Top" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1985 | "Rockarama" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Equator | ||||
"Poor Little Rich Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1989 | "Hold Your Head Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Raging Silence | ||||
"Blood Red Roses" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1991 | "Different World" [upper-alpha 6] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Different World | ||||
1995 | "Dream On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sea of Light | ||||
1998 | "Heartless Land" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sonic Origami | ||||
2001 | "Lady in Black" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Acoustically Driven | ||||
2011 | "Nail on the Head" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Into the Wild | ||||
2014 | "One Minute" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outsider | ||||
2018 | "Grazed by Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Living the Dream | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Notes
Year | Title | Format |
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1985 | Easy Livin' – A History of Uriah Heep | VHS |
1989 | Raging Through the Silence | VHS |
1990 | Live Legends | VHS |
Gypsy | VHS | |
1995 | Live in Moscow (Japan only) | VHS |
2000 | The Legend Continues | VHS/DVD |
2001 | Acoustically Driven | VHS/DVD |
Sailing the Sea of Light | VHS/DVD | |
2002 | The Magician's Birthday Party | DVD |
Moscow and Beyond... | DVD | |
2003 | Live in the USA | DVD |
2004 | Magic Night | DVD |
The Ultimate Anthology | DVD | |
Classic Heep Live from the Byron Era | DVD | |
Rock Legends | DVD | |
2005 | Between Two Worlds | DVD |
2006 | The Live Broadcasts | DVD |
2010 | Live in Concert | DVD |
2013 | One More Night: Collectors Rarities | DVD |
2015 | Live at Koko – London 2014 | DVD |
Salisbury is the second studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in January 1971 by Vertigo Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the US. It was produced by Gerry Bron.
Demons and Wizards is the fourth studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in May 1972 by Bronze Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the US.
Look at Yourself is the third studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in September 1971 by Bronze Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the US. It was the last Uriah Heep album to feature founding member and bassist Paul Newton.
The Magician's Birthday is the fifth studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in November 1972 by Bronze Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the US. The concept was "based loosely on a short story" written by keyboardist Ken Hensley in June and July 1972.
Sweet Freedom is the sixth studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in September 1973 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US.
Wonderworld is the seventh studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in 1974 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US. Wonderworld was the last Uriah Heep album to feature bass player Gary Thain.
Return to Fantasy is the eighth studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released on 13 June 1975 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US. It was the first of the two albums to feature John Wetton as the new bass player, who replaced Gary Thain in early 1975.
Uriah Heep Live is a double live album by British rock group Uriah Heep, released in April 1973 in the US by Mercury Records, and in May 1973 in the UK by Bronze Records. It was the band's first live album. The album was recorded by the Pye Mobile Unit, with Alan Perkins as engineer.
Innocent Victim is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in November 1977 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US.
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High and Mighty is the ninth studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in May 1976 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US. High and Mighty was the last Uriah Heep album to feature bassist John Wetton, and vocalist and founding member David Byron who was fired later that year due to his troubles with alcohol and differences with band priorities.
Fallen Angel is the twelfth studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in September 1978 by Bronze Records in the UK and Chrysalis Records in the US. It is the last album to feature John Lawton on vocals, before his firing in 1979. Fallen Angel only reached No. 186 on the Billboard 200, but in Germany, the band were at the height of their popularity. On this album, the band moved toward an AOR sound, as opposed to the progressive rock of previous albums.
Abominog is the fourteenth studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep, released in April 1982 by Bronze Records in the UK, and on 12 July 1982 by Mercury Records in the US. It was their first album without keyboardist Ken Hensley. The album was critically acclaimed and fairly commercially successful, due in part to the band retooling and updating their sound to a contemporary style and delivering a "punchier, more pop metal era-appropriate effort.
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"Easy Livin'" is a song by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released as the second single from their 1972 album Demons and Wizards. The band also shot a basic music video for the song in 1972. It was the band's first hit in the United States and the only top 40 hit there, peaking at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1972. The song's greatest success came in the Netherlands, where it reached No. 5, as well as reaching the Top 20 charts in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Germany. The song also peaked at No. 25 in Canada. In 1988, the band released a live version of the song, with new vocalist Bernie Shaw, as a UK single from the album Live in Moscow.
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